Ethan Soledad - Integrity for Septet (2021) [Score-Video]

Ethan Soledad - Integrity for Flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano (2021) Amelia Lukas, flute James Shields, clarinet/bass clarinet Keiko Araki, violin Emily Cole, violin Kenji Bunch, viola Nancy Ives, cello Monica Ohuchi, piano Norman Huynh, conductor Program Notes: This piece explores the idea of speaking up against racism and injustice and being silenced for it. I portray this concept by giving the flute and bass clarinet the role of the protestor and the string quartet the role of those who would silence them. Coming from my own personal experience calling out racism and the hypocrisy of a person in a position of power, the most difficult part of the experience was not necessarily the backlash from the other higher-ups, but more so the indifference of my colleagues. For me to so clearly see an issue and be completely livid and to be met with deafening silence and sometimes anger from people whom I considered to be my friends- there was never ano